Last year, when Fox brought Cosmos back with Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, fans of the original heartily approved. This new version chose Neil deGrasse Tyson as host, doing Carl Sagan’s legacy full justice. It was met with both critical and fan acclaim, so a second season is very exciting news. In this latest installment, titled […]

Episode 4 of Emerald City aired on January 20th. It is called Science and Magic, the Wizard wants people to believe in science above magic, but magic keeps sneaking in there. I believe I know which character is supposed to be the tin man now – Jack! Another interesting revelation this week was that Anna […]

There is one thing I want you to know about Andrew Fazekas’s Star Trek: The Official Guide To The Universe: True Science Behind The Starship Voyages: We had such fun reading the book that we bought a telescope. If that’s not a great recommendation, then I don’t know what is. I knew I was going to […]

The title is an oversimplification of the process, but that’s the basic idea. Oh, and the “pee” component is urea, a compound found in abundance in urine. Beer drinkers probably produce truckloads of urea on a Saturday night alone, but that’s a study for another day. And if you peed on your eggs and […]

The end of Falling Skies’ fourth season pivoted on destroying the Espheni’s power source so that our grubby fighters might have a chance at winning the war. The problem with that plan was that the power source was on the freaking moon and I’m pretty sure not even Dai, were he still alive, could hit […]

**New to Nina? Click here to start from the nuclear Lovecraft-ian beginning! Updated Monthly.** Breakfast was as scheduled but subdued. It was clear that everyone wanted to talk about Harrison’s demise but no one was willing to break decorum by bringing it up. A shuffling of half eaten plates was the only real break in […]

**New to Nina? Click here to start from the nuclear Lovecraft-ian beginning! Updated Monthly.** There was an outdated myth amongst humanity that life was short, as the generations went by and modern science continued to explore and advance Nina herself had become aware that life was in fact very long. Sometimes, when she took […]

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about the FOX revival of the much-loved Cosmos. Not surprisingly, it popped up during the Super Yawn Bowl and was definitely a bright spot in what turned out to be a fairly dull evening. The 30-second spot entitled Buckle Up is more of a visual pep rally […]

**New to Nina? Click here to start from the nuclear Lovecraft-ian beginning! Updated Monthly.** Sun shone down warmly on Nina’s face as she sipped blue wine from a thin clear flute and stared out over the railing of the terrace. Zo’Dair was a large planet with and even larger sun and something about […]

If you love science fiction then you probably have at least a passing interest in science, if not an outright passion for it. I really love science-y stuff, interesting facts, and watching TV. That’s what makes this video from the wonderfully random site mental_floss so great; it combines all three of those things into one […]